44 Authentic South Texas Ceremonial and Rare Arrowheads in Shadow Box Display
44 Authentic South Texas Ceremonial and Rare Arrowheads in Shadow Box Display (1 1/2′ X 2 1/2′), includes Appraisal & Authenticity Report by a Retired Manager of Archaeological and Cultural Resources for Southwestern United States. Rare Ceremonial Authentic South Texas Very Large Obsidian Pedernales Point, Arrowhead. South Texas Prehistoric Native American Artifacts, Nueces River Valleys. Ceremonial and used for grave offerings. This very large obsidian most likely belonged to a principal leader or medicine man. Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 152-153). Authentic South Texas Pedernales Drill Tool from a Pedernales Point, Arrowhead, and Stone Indian Bead. Excellent condition, this drill was used to drill soft stone such as shells, beads, and similar material. Reference for this drill is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 318-325) and the Pedernales point is Prehistoric Artifacts of Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 152-153). 2 Authentic Rare Very Large South Texas Catan Arrowhead Projectile Dart Point. South Texas Prehistoric Native American Artifacts, Nueces River Valleys and Texas Coastal Bend, Late Archaic to Prehistoric (700 BC to 500 AD), Little Ice Age Glacial Period, Edwards Plateau Chert, Excellent condition. The Catan point is like Abasolo and the Padre Point and fits in size between these points and probably constitutes a continuum. Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 48-49). Authentic South Texas Covington Indian Knife Blade. Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D. Davis Jr (1991, pp 314-315, pp 304-305). Authentic Rare South Texas Large Almagre Arrowhead Projectile Dart Point. South Texas Prehistoric Native American Artifacts, Nueces River Valleys, Middle Archaic (2500 to 1000 BC), Holocene Glacial Period, Edwards Plateau Chert. The Almagre is usually a medium size crude dart and can be confused with the Gary or Langtry preform. This Almagre was probably a ceremonial point due to its large size and fine craftsmanship. Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 24-25). Authentic Rare Large Paleo South Texas Uvalde Arrowhead Projectile Dart Point. The U-shaped base distinguishes this point from the Martindale and Baker Points. Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 172-173). 2 Authentic South Texas Large Starr Arrowhead, Projectile, Dart Point. D r Davis Jr feels the Starr Conclave is a continuum of the McGloin Projectile Point. Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 252-253). Authentic Rare South Texas Baker Arrowhead Projectile Dart Point. South Texas Prehistoric Native American Artifacts, Nueces River Headwaters, Early Archaic (6,000 to 4,000 BC), Middle Holocene Glacial Period, Edwards Plateau Chert, Excellent condition. The Gower dart was most likely used with a spear throwing stick (Atlatl) The Gower Points are like the Pedernales, Uvalde, and Baker Points of South Texas. Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 32-33). 2 Rare Authentic South Texas Plainview Projectile Point, Arrowhead Dart. South Texas Prehistoric Native American Artifact, Nueces River Headwaters, Paleo-Indian to Early Archaic (8000 BC to 6000 BC), Late Pleistocene to Early Holocene Glacial Periods, Excellent Condition. Plainview Point has been found throughout Texas but is rare. Plainview Point is like Clovis Point without the flutes. The basal concavity will be less than 4 mm, and the Golondrina Point will have more than 4 mm for the basal concavity. Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 154-155). Authentic South Texas Washita Point, Arrowhead, Projectile Point. South Texas Prehistoric Native American Artifact, Nueces River Valleys, Most Common in Northeast Texas associated with the Caddoan Culture, Late Prehistoric into the Historic Period (1100 to 1600 AD), Edward Plateau Chert, Excellent Condition. This point is typical with the Bow and Arrow weaponry system. Washita Point is like Harrell Point which has a basal notch. The Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 262-263). Beautiful Large Authentic South Texas Frio Walking Man Point Arrowhead Projectile Dart Point. One of a kind South Texas Prehistoric Native American Artifact, Nueces River Valleys, Late to Transitional Archaic (1000 BC to 500 AD), Roman Warm Glacial Period, Outstanding Condition. The Frio points are like the Ensor, Edgewood, and Fairland points with the Frio stem looking like a walking man. Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 92-93). Unique Authentic Abasolo Arrowhead Projectile Dart Point. The Abasolo resembles the Tortugas in which both show steep beveling along the lateral edges and this Abasolo point exhibits steep beveling on the left lateral edge and the curvature point resulting with a left-handed twist as it hits the game for a lethal kill. Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 22-23). 2 Authentic South Texas Lange Dart, Arrowhead Projectile Point. South Texas Prehistoric Native American Artifact, Nueces River Valleys, Early to Middle to Late Archaic Periods (1000 BC to 500 AD), Neoglacial Glacial Period, Mexican Flint, Excellent Condition. Similar projectile points are the Yarbrough and Nolan, Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 168-169) for the Lange Dart. 2 Authentic South Texas Marcos Arrowhead Projectile Dart Point. South Texas Prehistoric Native American Artifacts, Nueces River Headwaters, Late to Transitional Archaic (1000 to 500 BC), Neoglacial Glacial Period, Edwards Plateau Chert, Excellent condition. This Marcos point is like the Castroville point, key distinguishing features are that the Castroville is nearly always straight up from the base and the Marcos base usually flares. Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 120-121). Authentic South Texas Harrell Arrowhead Projectile Dart Point. Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 224-225). Authentic South Texas Tortugas Projectile Point, Arrowhead, Dart. South Texas Prehistoric Native American Artifact, Nueces River Watershed, Early Archaic to Middle Archaic (3000 BC to 2000 BC), Neoglacial Glacial Period, Edward Plateau Chert, Excellent Condition. The Tortugas Point is probably part of the continuum beginning with the Early Triangular, the Tortugas, the Anthon, and the Fresno Points. Tortugas and Anthon Points are the most similar with the main difference being the smaller size of the Anthon Point with the point being sharper and slightly lanceolate. The Early Triangular is also the most like the Tortugas in appearance. The Early Triangular Point is most often more equilateral in its triangular appearance and basal thinning makes this point much thinner at the base with the removal of longitudinal flakes. Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 166-167). Authentic South Texas Early Triangular Projective Point. South Texas Prehistoric Native American Artifact, Nueces River Watershed, Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic (7000 BC to 3000 BC), Early Holocene to Neoglacial Glacial Periods, Edward Plateau Chert, Excellent Condition. The Early Triangular point and the Tortugas point are similar in general appearance, they both have steep beveling on the lateral edges and the bases are often thinned for hafting. The Early Triangular Point is most often more symmetrical in its triangular appearance and often exhibits parallel oblique flaking not characteristic by the Tortugas Point, basal thinning makes this point much thinner at the base with the removal of longitudinal flakes. Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 68-69). 4 Authentic South Texas Anthon Projective Point. South Texas Prehistoric Native American Artifact, Nueces River Watershed, Middle Archaic (2000 BC to 1500 BC), Neoglacial to Medieval Warm Glacial Periods, Edward Plateau Chert, Excellent Condition. The Anton Point is the most like the Tortugas Point being the hardest to distinguish, simplest way is to remember that the Anton Point looks like a Tortugas Point in miniature and a narrower artifact. The Early Triangular is symmetrical in its triangular appearance. Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 30-31). 2 Authentic South Texas Abasolo Arrowhead Projectile Dart Point. The Abasolo resembles the Tortugas in which both show steep beveling along the lateral edges. Authentic South Texas Catan Arrowhead Projectile Dart Point. 4 Authentic South Texas Perdiz Bird Point, Arrowhead, Projectile Point. South Texas Prehistoric Native American Artifacts, Nueces River Watershed, Late Prehistoric (1000 to 1500 AD). Edward Plateau Chert, Excellent Condition. Perdiz Point is like Bonham and Cuney Points. The Bonham has a straight parallel stem, while the Cuney has a short stem. The Perdiz (Spanish for Quail) was named for the city of Perdiz in Presidio County, Texas. The Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 212-213). Authentic South Texas Toyah Bird Point, Arrowhead, Projectile Point. Toyah Point is like Harrell Point in which the primary difference is that the basal corners are normally triangular while the Harrell has square basal corners. The Washita was originally considered a subtype of the Harrell Point. The Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 258-259). Authentic South Texas Carrollton Projectile Point. South Texas Prehistoric Native American Artifact, Nueces River Headwaters, Middle Archaic (2500 BC to 1000 BC), Neoglacial to Medieval Warm Glacial Periods, Edward Plateau Chert, Excellent Condition. Carrollton Point is like Bulverde Points. Carrollton Point has stem edge grinding while Bulverde does not have stem edge grinding. Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 44-45). Extremely Rare Authentic South Texas Midland Projectile Point, Arrowhead, Dart. South Texas Prehistoric Native American Artifact, Nueces River Headwaters, Paleo-Indian (8600 BC to 8000 BC), Late Pleistocene Glacial Periods, Edward Plateau Chert, Excellent Condition. Midland Point is primarily a West Texas Point, a small to medium lanceolate point with edge grinding on the lower edges. Midland Point is like Fosom Point without the flutes. The Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 130-131). Authentic South Texas Palmillas Projective Points. South Texas Prehistoric Native American Artifacts, Nueces River Headwaters, Middle Archaic to Late Archaic (1500 BC to 500 BC), Medieval Warm Glacial Period, Edward Plateau Chert, Excellent Condition, the Palmillas Point is a rare find in South Texas and somewhat resembles the Williams Pont with the bulbous appearance of the stem. Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 146-147). 2 Authentic South Texas Ensor Dart, Arrowhead Projectile Point. South Texas Prehistoric Native American Artifact, Nueces River Headwaters, Early to Middle to Late Archaic Periods (1000 BC to 500 AD), Neoglacial Glacial Period, Edward Plateau Chert, Excellent Condition. Similar projectile points are the Edgewood and Ellis, Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 76, 77, 78,79, 80, 81). Authentic South Texas Cuney Bird Point Arrowheads, Projectile Point. The Cuney is associated with the Bow & Arrow weapon system. The Cuney is like the Alba point with the difference being the base expanding to the base. Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 208-209). Authentic South Texas Maud Bird Point Arrowheads, Projectile Point. Maud is associated with the Bow & Arrow weapon system. The Maud is like the Talco point with the difference being the greater concavity or v shaped base. Reference is Prehistoric Artifacts of the Texas Indians, D R Davis Jr (1991, pp 236-237). Authentic South Texas Caracara Point Arrowhead, Projectile Point. Caracara is associated with the Bow & Arrow weapon system. The Caracara is like the Washta point with the difference being a straighter base. Sanders and Tomas Hester, 1993.
